This American athlete ran in her first Olympic 100 m final at Montreal in 1976. She did not take part in the Moscow games, which were boycotted by the United States, but at the 1984 Los Angeles games was rewarded with her first gold medal for the 100 m while also joining the American relay team on the top step of the podium. Four years later at Seoul, she won the silver medal on the same distance and a gold medal for the 4x100 m relay.At the Barcelona games, at the age of 35, she was still a member of the American team and won her third Olympic title in succession in the 4x100 m.